Stephen Hawking’s last paper, co-authored by Thomas Hertog, does away with the infinite multiverse and predicts a simpler and finite universe. Find out more in this ERC interview with Thomas Hertog.
You put forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one?
"The prevailing theory of the Big Bang is called eternal inflation. It says that out of the Big Bang not only our own universe arose, but also many other universes - the so-called multiverse. You can picture the multiverse as a mosaic of pocket universes, somewhat like bubbles in boiling water. The laws of physics and chemistry can differ from one pocket universe to another. ...
